Melissa Dagenais
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.jpg) Dagenais in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 7, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Hubert, Québec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ottawa Rapid FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS St-Hubert | |||
| FC Brossard | |||
| 2015–2017 | AS Pierrefonds | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Miami Hurricanes | 56 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Sélect Rive-Sud | 24 | (0) |
| 2021 | Pierrefonds FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Damaiense | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ottawa Rapid FC | 17 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 17, 2025 | |||
Melissa Dagenais (born December 7, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Ottawa Rapid FC in the Northern Super League.
Dagenais grew up in Saint-Hubert, Québec[1][2] and began playing youth soccer at age eight with CS Saint-Hubert.[3] She initially started as a defender before transitioning to goalkeeper.[4]
College career
In 2019, Dagenais began attending the University of Miami, where she played for the women's soccer team.[5] She made her collegiate debut on August 22, 2019 against the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros, followed by her first start on September 7 against the San Diego State Aztecs.[6] She earned her first shutout on March 14, 2021 against the FIU Panthers,[7] helping earn her ACC Defensive Player of the Week honours.[8] After two seasons as the backup goalkeeper, she became the starter in her third season in the fall of 2021.[9] In October 2021, she was named the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week.[10] At the end of the 2021 season, she was named to the ACC All-Academic Team.[11] She was again named to the All-Academic Team after the 2022 and 2023 seasons.[12][13]
Club career
In 2018, Dagenais began playing with FC Sélect Rive-Sud in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[14] In 2021, she played with Pierrefonds FC.
In January 2024, she joined Portuguese club Damaiense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.[15]
In February 2025, she signed with Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC.[16] She made her debut on June 7, 2025, keeping a clean sheet in a 4-0 victory over AFC Toronto.[17]
International career
In October 2023, Dagenais was called up to a camp with the Canada national team for the first time, ahead of a pair of friendlies against Brazil.[18][19] In February 2026, she was named to the squad for the 2026 SheBelieves Cup.[20]